From bestsellers to podcasts, this list of parenting titles for single dads is the ultimate guide to solo parenting. These titles cover everything from dealing with an ex-partner to breaking the news of divorce, setting boundaries with your kids, dating or navigating practical things like child care and paediatricians. Whether you are searching for a listen to offer support, need a step-by-step guide or just need to laugh, we have an audiobook that fits your needs.
Fatherhood is wonderful, but you are still your own person. Josh Wolf takes a funny look at fatherhood in It Takes Balls. This series of essays and anecdotal confessions dives into all aspects of life as a single dad—from dating, to PTA meetings, dealing with your kids’ friends you can’t stand, and so much more. Wolf gets into the gritty side of being a dad and unpacks how to remain yourself through it all.
Wolf’s confessions reveal his mistakes, stumbling blocks, and life lessons that many dads will be able to relate to.
How do you keep your dating life separate from your kids’ lives? How do you make the most of it without negatively affecting your parenting? You’ll find the answers to these questions and more in Dating for Dads: The Single Father’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly.
Ellie Slott Fisher will help you navigate the big questions of dating as a parent, from when to introduce your kids to the person you are dating to whether sleepovers are appropriate. If you’re looking for some guidance on stepping into the dating sphere as a dad and the finer points of balancing happy children and time to yourself, this guide is a perfect choice.
Many dating guides exist, but Single on Purpose by John Kim takes a different tack. This audiobook focuses on improving your relationship with yourself before diving into romantic relationships with others. As Kim tells it, we often forget to take the time to focus on ourselves, and his audiobook reminds us that we need to stop, refocus, and refuel before we can pour ourselves into someone else.
Single on Purpose is a healing, thoughtful, and reflective listen that will help you to build confidence, find your true self, and feel more centred in your life. You’ll be surprised by how much you learn.
Mindful Co-Parenting: A Child-Friendly Path Through Divorce focuses on how children react to divorce or separation and offers tips on building a cohesive and peaceful family life across both parents. Available exclusively on Audible, this title is an excellent option for single mothers or fathers who want to learn about building a strong family, child support systems, and practical ways to co-parent after a separation.
As authors Jeremy S. Gaies, Psy.D., and James B. Morris Jr., Ph.D., explain, the best way for you and your kids to move forward in a positive direction is to think and act mindfully. Their audiobook will help the both of you get on the same page, so that you may help each other and your children through this transition. It is an exceptional primer for anyone working with their partner to parent and work toward making a plan for the kids.
George Glass’s Blending Families Successfully is an audiobook that focuses on integrating families in the smoothest, most positive way. Whether your kids or your partner’s kids are young, teens, or toddlers, blending families can be a tricky business. With Blending Families Successfully, you’ll learn what to do and what not to do to help this process go as smoothly as possible.
Glass speaks from personal experience, making this audiobook relatable and easy to understand. Rather than an academic take, this is a heartfelt listen that aims to assist and support those going through the blending process, with practical advice offered throughout.
Our list would be incomplete without Kendall Donaker’s The Single Father Podcast. This podcast presents a collection of journal entries from a single father adjusting to solo parenthood. From reflections on his absent father to his feelings about being an expectant father, raising children, and navigating single life, each entry offers something new.
Raw, emotional, and candid, this is an open and honest look at the highs and lows of fatherhood. Whether dealing with his past or finding his way as a father, Donaker covers all aspects and stages of dad-dom. It’s relatable, engaging, and genuine and is nothing short of a great listen for any new dad or newly single father.
